Mrs. Gertrude Poole Bishop, 82, of Hamilton Blvd. in South Boston, died Friday at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Services for Mrs. Bishop were held Sunday at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Bryant officiating.
Burial followed at the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Bishop was born in Halifax County on September 8, 1919 to Mr. Stephen Poole and Mrs. Lilly Ann Francis Poole.
She was married to the late James C. Bishop Sr.
Mrs. Bishop was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Katie B. Hite of South Hill and Lilly B. McDowell of South Boston, four sons, James C. Bishop Jr., of Halifax, B. Frank Bishop
of Durham, N.C., John B. Bishop of Richmond, and Billy W. Bishop of South Boston, three sisters, Gladys P. Lowery of South Boston, Ruth Ragans of South
Boston, Delcie P. Cole of South Boston, one brother, John W. Poole of Cluster Springs, twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Halifax County, VA - Obituaries: The Gazette-Virginian - August, 2002
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Mrs. Gertrude Poole Bishop, 82, of Hamilton Blvd. in South Boston, died Friday at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Services for Mrs. Bishop were held Sunday at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Bryant officiating.
Burial followed at the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Bishop was born in Halifax County on September 8, 1919 to Mr. Stephen Poole and Mrs. Lilly Ann Francis Poole.
She was married to the late James C. Bishop Sr.
Mrs. Bishop was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Katie B. Hite of South Hill and Lilly B. McDowell of South Boston, four sons, James C. Bishop Jr., of Halifax, B. Frank Bishop
of Durham, N.C., John B. Bishop of Richmond, and Billy W. Bishop of South Boston, three sisters, Gladys P. Lowery of South Boston, Ruth Ragans of South
Boston, Delcie P. Cole of South Boston, one brother, John W. Poole of Cluster Springs, twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Halifax County, VA - Obituaries: The Gazette-Virginian - August, 2002
By permission of The Gazette-Virginian http://www.gazettevirginian.com
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